
Rakshitha Godahewa
Trainee Software Engineer

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About me
PhD | Forecasting Lead | Data Scientist
Education

University of Moratuwa
-B.Sc. Engineering (Hons), Computer Science and Engineering First Class, 4.01/4.2 Grade Point Averageゼミ・クラブ・サークル:UoM helpdesk Ranked 4th out of 99 students in the department.Qualified to enter the Department of Computer Science and Engineering after obtaining a GPA of 4.07 from first semester examination.Semester 3 - Rank 1Included in Dean’s List in all semesters.

BCS, The Charted Institute for IT
-Successfully completed the British Computer Society (BCS) degree.• Professional Graduate Diploma Level Realizing the User Interface Knowledge Based Systems Web Engineering Network Information Systems• Diploma Level Professional Practise Computer Network Systems IT Project Management Database Systems• Certificate Level Information Systems Software Development Computer… さらに表示 Successfully completed the British Computer Society (BCS) degree.• Professional Graduate Diploma Level Realizing the User Interface Knowledge Based Systems Web Engineering Network Information Systems• Diploma Level Professional Practise Computer Network Systems IT Project Management Database Systems• Certificate Level Information Systems Software Development Computer Networks 部分表示

Sri Sumangala Girls' School
-ゼミ・クラブ・サークル:Science Society, Media Unit, Drama Club, Pianist G.C.E. Advanced Level 2010, 4th in Kalutara District, with Distinction (A) passes for Combined Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.G.C.E. Ordinary Level 2007, 9th in Kalutara District, with 9 Distinction (A) passes.Represented the school in Inter-School English Competitions and obtained first place in Western province (2006), first place in Kalutara district (2004), second place in Kalutara district (2003), first place in Panadura division (2003, 2004).Represented school… さらに表示 G.C.E. Advanced Level 2010, 4th in Kalutara District, with Distinction (A) passes for Combined Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.G.C.E. Ordinary Level 2007, 9th in Kalutara District, with 9 Distinction (A) passes.Represented the school in Inter-School English Competitions and obtained first place in Western province (2006), first place in Kalutara district (2004), second place in Kalutara district (2003), first place in Panadura division (2003, 2004).Represented school in Inter-School Sinhala Competitions and obtained first place in Kalutara district (2007) and third place in Kalutara District (2002).Represented school in Science Day Competitions and obtained first place.Participated for Social Studies Competitions representing school.Won the award of excellence for the best performance in each grade and selected as the most talented student of the section (Grades 7,8,11,12,13).Have won 32 prizes at school prize-givings. 部分表示

Gateway School of Computing
-Completed a Diploma in Information Technology by passing all theory and practical examinations.Won the honours award for Information Technology.Won the award for the best performance in level 8, 2007.Participated for Young Computer Scientist competition, 2007.

International Computer Driving License
-Passed International Computer Driving License (ICDL) exam series (7 exams).

Institute of Western Music & Speech
-Passed Theory of Music Examination - Grade 7 with honors pass

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
-Passed Theory of Music Examinations,Grades 1 - 5, each with Distinctions passes.Passed Practical Examinations, Grades 1 - 3, each with Merit passes.Won a special award for obtaining 100 marks at the Theory of Music Examination for Grade 4.

Monash University
-Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Time Series Forecasting and Machine Learningゼミ・クラブ・サークル:Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) 2020 The main focus of my research was improving the accuracy/efficiency of time series forecasting using ensembling. It included analyzing the existing ensemble models and developing new ensemble models for forecasting trained based on different groups of datasets.Worked with industry-based forecasting projects supported by Honeywell, Decathlon, Bosch, Bunnings and Tokopedia.Supervisors: Prof. Geoff Webb, Dr. Christoph BergmeirAchievements6 first-author and 4… さらに表示 The main focus of my research was improving the accuracy/efficiency of time series forecasting using ensembling. It included analyzing the existing ensemble models and developing new ensemble models for forecasting trained based on different groups of datasets.Worked with industry-based forecasting projects supported by Honeywell, Decathlon, Bosch, Bunnings and Tokopedia.Supervisors: Prof. Geoff Webb, Dr. Christoph BergmeirAchievements6 first-author and 4 other-author publications/research papers7 Conference Presentations3 Other Conference ParticipationsIndustry Presentations (Honeywell, Bunnings)1 Guest PresentationSelected to attend the 9th HLF, GermanyTop 10 Student Presentations - ISF 2021 (from over 350 presentations)M5 competition - gold medalIEEE CIS Technical Challenge - 4th place Decathlon forecasting competition - 1st placeBest tutor awardGrid Innovation Hub Top-up Scholarship Hopper Down Under and Women GHC Scholarships 2 PhD ScholarshipsGPA: 4.0/4.0 部分表示
Experience

99X Technology
Oct 2014 - Apr 2015Trainee Software EngineerThis was my first industry experience in the field of Software Engineering. I learnt and researched about many new technologies, industry processes and practices during this period. It was a great opportunity to develop my leadership skills, communication skills and other soft skills. I worked with 4 development projects and 2 research projects in company.I organized many interns events in the company including Tech Talk, 2 university student awareness sessions and 2 farewell events.I managed the 99X Dotitude social media pages. 部分表示

Xtreme Soft Solutions
Mar 2016 - nowSoftware DeveloperBased in Melbourne, Xtreme Soft Solutions specialises in providing a range of end-to-end software solutions for small and medium-sized organisations locally as well as internationally.

CodeGen International
Apr 2016 - Jan 2019CodeGen is a proven, agile and respected technology provider of “next generation” end-to-end travel software solutions and reservation systems for the global travel and tourism industry, with an international client list that includes many of the world’s largest travel organisations, including Tour Operators, Airlines, Bed Banks, Cruise companies, DMC’s and OTA’s.I worked as a member of Surf Project and TBX Central ProjectResponsibilities and Duties• Researched and contributed to develop a frontend framework with reusable components using Angular 2 technology.• Researched and implemented 3 different security handling mechanisms using Java, Maven and SAML authentication technologies.• Researched and contributed to implement a REST API using Java and Maven technologies.• Researched and improved performance of frontend applications.• Researched and implemented an API documentation mechanism.• Performed Content Management System(CMS) related developments.• Contributed to design solutions for critical software problems.• Provided high quality solution documents for product requirements.• Actively participated for project production migration related work. 部分表示
Senior Software Engineer
Apr 2018 - Jan 2019Software Engineer
Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

CSE Symposium 2017
Jul 2016 - Jul 2016ReviewerCSE Symposium is an event organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa to present the projects done by 3rd year students for the module, "Software Engineering Project". I contributed to review the research papers of this event.

Monash Data Fluency
Jun 2019 - Aug 2022Monash Data Fluency institute helps researchers to improve their data science related skills. It runs skill development hands-on workshops and sessions from beginner to advance level. The workshops are mainly based on R, Python, Unix Shell, Deep Learning and High-Performance Computing. I mainly conduct R programming workshops.
Data Officer
Feb 2020 - Aug 2022Associate Instructor
Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

Monash University
Jun 2019 - Sept 2023Working on improving the accuracy of time series forecasting using global modelling and ensembling.Conducting industry-based forecasting projects supported by Meta Inc. and Tokopedia. European Conference on Machine Learning (ECML)Journal of ForecastingCybernetics and SystemsNeural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)International Journal of Forecasting (IJF)IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering Conduct R training sessions for industry professionals. Worked as a Research Assistant for an industry project supported by Tokopedia. ETC3555: Statistical Machine LearningETC3550: Applied ForecastingWon the best tutor award 2021Part of the teaching team for ETC3550, which was recognised as the best unit in theMonash Business School 2021 (purple unit) Data analysis workshop of Monash Big Data Challenge Day in 2019 and 2020 Monash Data Science Challenge Day 2021Data Science Challenge Workshop for Indonesian Students, 2021 In addition to my main research, I worked as a research assistant for a project based on energy optimization supported by Honeywell.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Aug 2022 - Sept 2023Journal and Conference Reviewer
Apr 2021 - Sept 2023PHD Student
Feb 2019 - Aug 2022Tutor
Nov 2020 - Apr 2022Research Assistant
May 2021 - Dec 2021Teaching Associate
Aug 2020 - Aug 2021Workshop Coordinator
Feb 2019 - Jun 2021Research Assistant
Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

Bunnings
Aug 2021 - Nov 2021Data Scientist
Jahan.ai
Sept 2023 - Aug 2024Forecasting Scientist
AusNet
Aug 2024 - nowForecasting Lead
Licenses & Certifications
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BCS Professional Graduate Diploma(PGD)
BCS, The Chartered Institute for ITJun 2014 - View certificate

BCS Certificate in IT
BCS, The Chartered Institute for ITSept 2011 - View certificate

BCS Diploma
BCS, The Chartered Institute for ITSept 2011 
Microsoft Excel
Gateway SchoolsApr 2004
Web Design
Gateway SchoolsSept 2007
International Computer Driving License (ICDL)
ECDL FoundationMay 2007
Web Browsers
Gateway SchoolsMar 2005
Microsoft PowerPoint
Gateway SchoolsApr 2004
Microsoft Word
Gateway SchoolsMar 2004
Microsoft Publisher
Gateway SchoolsApr 2005
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaInternational Symposium on Forecasting (ISF) 2023 Travel Grant International Institute of Forecasters Apr 2023
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaM6 Forecasting Competition - Feb 2023 Obtained the 11th position (from 163 teams) of the M6 forecasting competition on stock forecasting.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaMonash Postgraduate Publication Award Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University Jul 2022
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaHeidelberg Laureate Forum Scholarship Heidelberg Laureate Forum Apr 2022 Selected as one of the top 100 young computer science researchers in the world to attend the 9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) 2022.Each year, 200 young researchers from all over the world (100 from computer science and 100 from mathematics) are invited to participate in HLF after a highly competitive application process. The selected young researchers will gain the opportunity to interact with the recipients of the most prestigious awards in mathematics and computer science, the Abel… Show more Selected as one of the top 100 young computer science researchers in the world to attend the 9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) 2022.Each year, 200 young researchers from all over the world (100 from computer science and 100 from mathematics) are invited to participate in HLF after a highly competitive application process. The selected young researchers will gain the opportunity to interact with the recipients of the most prestigious awards in mathematics and computer science, the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal and Nevanlinna Prize.Also selected as one of the 20 SAP grant receipients of the conference. Show less
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaAustralian Postgraduate Research (APR.Intern) Scholarship Bunnings Aug 2021 A scholarship to conduct a 3-month PhD internship with the Bunnings Group, Australia.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaTop Student Presentations - 41st International Symposium on Forecasting International Institute of Forecasters Jul 2021 International Symposium on Forecasting (ISF) is the most prestigious annual conference of the forecasting research space. In 2021, ISF had more than 350 presentations. My presentation titled, "A Strong Baseline for Weekly Time Series Forecasting" was selected for the final top 10 student presentations of the conference.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaWomen Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) Scholarship Anita Borg Institute Jul 2021
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaEBS Award for Excellence in Tutoring Monash University Feb 2021 Award for the best tutor of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaIEEE-CIS Technical Challenge - 4th Place IEEE Dec 2020 A team consisted of myself and 2 other PhD students from Monash University was able to achieve the 4th place (first runners-up) of the IEEE-CIS Technical Challenge, 2020 which was based on predicting the energy consumption of smart meter data. The competition was held throughout 3 months and 70 teams participated in that.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaM5 Forecasting Competition - Gold Medal Kaggle Jul 2020 M5 forecasting competition is the 5th iteration of the M-competition series organised by Prof. Spyros Makridakis. It is one of the highly recognized forecasting competitions in the world. A team consisted of myself and 3 other members from Monash University was able to win a gold medal from this competition (accuracy stream). This time, the competition was in Kaggle platform throughout 4 months. It had got 88,741 submissions from 5588 teams in 101 countries. Out of them, we ranked 17th globally… Show more M5 forecasting competition is the 5th iteration of the M-competition series organised by Prof. Spyros Makridakis. It is one of the highly recognized forecasting competitions in the world. A team consisted of myself and 3 other members from Monash University was able to win a gold medal from this competition (accuracy stream). This time, the competition was in Kaggle platform throughout 4 months. It had got 88,741 submissions from 5588 teams in 101 countries. Out of them, we ranked 17th globally (within top 1%), 4th among the student submissions and 2nd in Australia.https://www.kaggle.com/c/m5-forecasting-accuracy/leaderboardhttps://twitter.com/spyrosmakrid/status/1313471213411479552?s=21 Show less
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaGrid Innovation Hub Top-up Scholarship Grid Innovation Hub, Monash University, Australia January 1, 2020 This scholarship was awarded for my contribution to energy optimisation research. Only 5 students of Monash University were awarded this scholarship.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaFirst Place in Forecasting Competitions - Dec 2019 Obtained the first position at a sales forecasting competition conducted by Decathlon.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaHopper Down Under Scholarship Anita Borg Institute May 1, 2019
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaPh.D. Scholarships Monash University, Australia Oct 2018 I was offered 2 Ph.D. Scholarships, Co-funded Monash Graduate Research Scholarship and Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship by Monash University, Australia.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaNominated for Migara Ranathunga Trust Award Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) May 2017 Nominated for Migara Ranathunga Trust Award for the best performance in industrial training. Top 5 students in Department of Computer Science and Engineering who obtained the highest marks for the industrial training program were nominated for this award.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaDean's List Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Univeristy of Moratuwa Apr 2016 Included in Dean's List in all academic semesters.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaFirst Class Honours Degree in BSc Computer Science and Engineering Senior Assistant Registrar - Examinations, University of Moratuwa Apr 2016 With an overall GPA of 4.01/4.2Ranked 4th out of 99 students in Computer Science and Engineering batch.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaAcademic Excellence Awards Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa Aug 2015 I was offered 2 awards from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa for academic excellence in 2015 and 2016.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaTech Talk on AngularJS - Apr 2015 Presented a video tutorial on "AngularJS" for the event named as "Tech Talk" organized by 99X Technology.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaBatch Top in Semester 3 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa May 2013 Ranked 1st in the batch out of 99 students in semester 3.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaProgramming Challenge Quiz - Winner Sysco Labs May 2013
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaMahapola Merit Scholarship Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka Oct 2011 Awarded for the outstanding performance of G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaLeela Wijesuriya Memorial Award - Oct 2010 It was presented for obtaining the best results of Sri Sumangala Girls' School from both science and maths sections in G.C.E Advanced Level Examination, 2010.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaM.D.I.N. Siriwardena Annual Trophy - Oct 2010 It was presented for winning the 4th place of Kalutara district and for obtaining the best results of Sri Sumangala Girls' School from maths section in G.C.E Advanced Level Examination, 2010.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaSir. Susantha De Fonseka Memorial Award Sri Sumangala Girls' School, Panadura Oct 2010 Award for obtaining highest marks for Common General Test at G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, 2010 from Science, Maths, Commerce and Arts streams. I obtained 93 marks for this.
- Awarded to Rakshitha Godahewa4th of Kalutara District at G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination Department of Examinations - Sri Lanka Aug 2010 With Distinction (A) passes for Combined Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics from 1st attempt of the exam.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaBest Student Award Sri Sumangala Girls' School, Panadura Aug 2010 This award was given annually for the student who obtained the highest marks from the section. I won this award in Grades 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13. I have won a total of 32 prizes in school prize givings.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaFirst Place in Inter School Science Competition Panadura Balika Maha Vidyalaya Aug 2009
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaMerit Award for Information Technology University of Cambridge Aug 2008
- Awarded to Rakshitha Godahewa9th of Kalutara District at G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination Department of Examinations - Sri Lanka Dec 2007 with 9 Distinction (A) passes.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaJ.E. Jayasuriya Memorial Award - Dec 2007 Awarded for obtaining the highest marks of Sri Sumangala Girls' School for Mathematics at G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination, 2007.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaBest Student Award Gateway School of Computing Aug 2007 Award for the best performance at level 8.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaFirst Place in Kalutara District - Inter School Sinhala Competitions Ministry of Education - Sri Lanka Jun 2007
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaFirst Place in Western Province and All Island Finalist - Inter School English Day Competitions Ministry of Education - Sri Lanka Jun 2006
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaState Children's Drama Festival - Final Round Department of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka Jul 2005 I was a member of the drama team of Sri Sumangala Girls' School qualified to the national level final round of State Children's Drama Festival, 2005.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaBest Results Award for Music Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Jul 2004 Award for obtaining 100 marks at Grade 4 Theory of Music Examination.
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaFirst Place in Kalutara District - Inter School English Day Competitions Ministry of Education - Sri Lanka Jun 2004
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaThird Place in Kalutara District - Inter School Sinhala Competitions Ministry of Education - Sri Lanka Jun 2002
- Awarded to Rakshitha GodahewaSri Lanka Festival of Music, Dance and Speech - Gold medal winner and all-island finalist (piano solo) - age 16 category, 2007 Silver medal winner (piano solo) - age 15 category, 2006
Volunteer Experience
Activity Organiser - IEEE WIE Victoria Section
Issued by IEEE Women in Engineering on Jul 2020
Associated with Rakshitha GodahewaOrganising Committee Member
Issued by IEEE CIS Technical Challenge 2021 on May 2021
Associated with Rakshitha GodahewaSession Host/Session Chair
Issued by International Symposium on Forecasting on Jun 2021
Associated with Rakshitha GodahewaMentor
Issued by Monash FIT HDR Buddy Program on Jun 2021
Associated with Rakshitha GodahewaHDR Mentor
Issued by Monash Graduate Association on Apr 2020
Associated with Rakshitha GodahewaMember of Research/Editorial Team
Issued by SL2College on Apr 2015
Associated with Rakshitha Godahewa
Languages
- enEnglish
- siSinhala
- taTamil
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